Effect of Educational Attainment on Health-Seeking Behaviour of Urban Slum Dwellers in Nigeria: An Insight from the Lagos State Metropolis in Nigeria

Abstract

Background

This research investigates the effect of socioeconomic correlates of educational attainment on the health-seeking

behaviour of slum dwellers of the Lagos State metropolis.

Methods

Research locations were Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Apapa, Shomolu, and Lagos Mainland, which are Local Government Areas

that account for most of the notable slum settlements in Lagos State. Study methods were mixed, and qualitative

and qualitative data were collected, which were used to enrich the study outcomes. A modified Taro Yamane

sampling formula was used to select four hundred members of the slum settlements, and the sampling techniques

were purposeful and accidental due to the non-availability of a probable sampling frame of the study population.

Results

The p-value statistics of 0.0.14 showed a significant relationship between educational attainment and healthcare

services utilization/health-seeking behaviour, while the binary logistic regression showed an inverse relationship, the

higher the educational attainment of residents the less likely they are to utilize healthcare services in the slum areas.

Conclusion

The research, therefore, recommends accessible education policies and improvement of the healthcare facilities in

the slum settlements.